LOVE that grey painted porch! We had one just like it on the door at our cottage in Michigan. LOTS of good memories! Definitely add a “Welcome” mat. I think a couple of large black pots on the ground at the front corners of the porch would dress things up and draw your eye in to the porch. Use some hardy plants that don’t need much maintenance–maybe geraniums? I remember ours doing well in Michigan summers. You could probably even run some drip irrigation over to them–less watering for you! (And may I ask…is there a reason you don’t have a railing on the other side of the steps? If you can add one, it would help balance things out)

Thanks for the great suggestions! The reason why there isn’t a second railing is that we bought the house that way, lol. And since we never enter through the front door, I don’t really pay attention to it. It’s great how a new set of eyes can see things in a fresh way. 🙂

LOL! GOOD reason. 😉 My neighbor and I have been helping each other with some decorating projects and were just saying this morning how it’s so much easier to see what to do in someone else’s house–I can never see/decide what to do in my own!